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Superior corrosion resistance-dependent laser energy density in (CoCrFeNi)95Nb5 high entropy alloy coating fabricated by laser cladding

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(CoCrFeNi)95Nb5 high entropy alloy (HEA) coatings were successfully fabricated on a substrate of Q235 steel by laser cladding technology. These (CoCrFeNi)95Nb5 HEA coatings possess excellent properties, particularly corrosion resistance, which is clearly superior to that of some typical bulk HEA and common engineering alloys. In order to obtain appropriate laser cladding preparation process parameters, the effects of laser energy density on the microstructure, microhardness, and corrosion resistance of (CoCrFeNi)95Nb5 HEA coating were closely studied. Results showed that as the laser energy density increases, precipitation of the Laves phase in (CoCrFeNi)95Nb5 HEA coating gradually decreases, and diffusion of the Fe element in the substrate intensifies, affecting the integrity of the (CoCrFeNi)95Nb5 HEA. This decreases the microhardness of (CoCrFeNi)95Nb5 HEA coatings. Moreover, the relative content of Cr2O3, Cr(OH)3, and Nb2O5 in the surface passive film of the coating decreases with increasing energy density, causing corrosion resistance to decrease. This study demonstrates the controllability of a high-performance HEA coating using laser cladding technology, which has significance for the laser cladding preparation of other CoCrFeNi-system HEA coatings.

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This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFB0606104), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51702332).

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Wen-rui Wang, Wu Qi, Lu Xie & Dong-yue Li

  2. Key Laboratory of Fluid Interaction with Material, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100083, China

    Wen-rui Wang, Wu Qi, Lu Xie & Dong-yue Li

  3. R&D management department, China nuclear power technology research institute Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, 518031, China

    Xiao-li Zhang

  4. Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Xiao Yang

  5. Unit 92228, People’s Liberation Army, Beijing, 100072, China

    Yong-hua Xiang

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Wang, Wr., Qi, W., Zhang, Xl. et al. Superior corrosion resistance-dependent laser energy density in (CoCrFeNi)95Nb5 high entropy alloy coating fabricated by laser cladding. Int J Miner Metall Mater 28, 888–897 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2238-2

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